American Ship Will Destroy the Deadly Materials at Sea

The first batch of lethal chemicals from Syria's arms program was loaded onto a Danish ship, officials said Tuesday, with most of the chemicals set to be transferred to an American vessel to be neutralized.

The development was considered a notable step forward after the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, raised alarm last month by saying it would miss its Dec. 31 deadline for their...